Sulayman II

Sulayman二世,1642–91, Ottoman sultan (1687–91), brother and successor ofMuhammad IVto the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). His grand vizier (chief executive officer), MustafaKoprulu, was at first successful in taking the offensive against the Austrians, but Köprülü was killed shortly after Sulayman's death, in the battle of Slankamen (1691). Sulayman was succeeded by his brother,Ahmed II. See alsoSulayman I.

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